Kingaroy Observatory

22/05/2026

How very true !! James has been stargazing since he was 6-yesrs old and ion Sept 21, 2026 he turns 80 and still runs the Kingaroy Observatory, showing and telling his visitors, the wonders of Space and does with a passion and knowledge.

04/05/2026

Astronomer James aka Dr Jim will be attending the 4th annual Aussie Camp Oven Dinner Under the Stars on July 11, at Hillview Cottages Kingaroy ( just a 10 min. drive north of Kingaroy) with two larger telescopes so you can view Star Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies and binary Stars to name few. His passion and knowledge of the Cosmos will amaze you !

Wearing his custom-made Glow-In-Dark gown (the only one its kind in Australia ) you will experience a night under the stars like no other ! If its cloudy, the dinner is still on and we have an unique Plan B so you still get experience.

The astronomer also gives the audience a laser Guided Tour of the Galaxy, pointing out various Stars and Constellations which includes some Star Signs - Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn to name s few. !

The astronomer has been in Astronomy for over 70-years and his passion for it all is beyond reproach.

If this event interests you, contact Hillview Cottages Kingaroy now !

03/05/2026

Here's a collection of Astronomical wonders...

17/04/2026

Never has there been a stargazing night that had so many Doctors from the Kingaroy Hospital at he Obs, last night - April 16).

It total we had 25, in attendance and they all got to view dozens of Deep Sky objects - Star clusters, Nebulae, Binary stars, galaxies, a green laser guided tour of the night skies, and close-up views of the gas giant planet Jupiter, in our large telescopes. Throughout the evening, host astronomer, James aka Dr Jim gave an informative commentary of it all. James has been passionately stargazing since he was 6-years old. He turns 80 on Sept. 21 2026.

Aside, don't forget the Aussie Camp Oven Dinner Under the Stars at Hillview Cottages Kingaroy on July 11. Yours truly will be there with two large telescopes giving an unique outdoor presentation in his Glow-in-the-dark gown !! Book through Hillview Cottages.

01/04/2026

Pegasus Smarteye digital eyepiece (still under its 2-year warranty) that is suitable for short focus 300-600mm telescopes.
This device shows the true colours of Nebula's, Stars and Galaxies in real time !! RRP $3,299 this one is only $2,500 with shipping. PM us if interested.

02/02/2026

Total Lunar Eclipse aka 'Blood Moon' March 3, 2026.
Totality begins at 7.50pm, Middle of Totality- 9.33pm and ends at 10:02 pm. Official end of the event - - 11.317pm.

Here is a link info for Brisbane time. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/australia/brisbane?iso=20260303

Our night show will begin at 7pm to give a bit of time to get ready, Bring your wine nibbles and DSLR camera., tripod etc and we'll show you how to take some amazing shots of the 'Blood Moon'

When the Moon goes into Totality, out come the stars ! and you'll get to view Saturn and Jupiter + many other starry wonders in our large tele3copes.. on COLOUR !! as we''ll have our SMARTEYE in operation.

To Book, just send us an email from our website with your name and mobile number and we'll book you in.

31/12/2025

Hi everyone, we hope you all had a nice Chrissy and I'm sure you'll all enjoy welcoming in the New year. Lots of exciting things happening at the Obs. in 2026, including the pending arrival -of our Smarteye eyepiece, that shows Nebulae, Star Clusters, Binary stars,and Galaxies, in true colour !! Not only will you enjoy this experience, those same images can be sent via its built-in WiFi in the Smarteye, to your Smartphone using the needed Sky Safari app or saved to a micro SD card. More info about all this very soon.

Don't forget the Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) on March 3. Details in our recent post.

In the meantime, we wish you peace, prosperity, health and happiness in 2026.

17/11/2025

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🌌 You’re never truly still — you’re flying through space!

• 🌍 Earth spins at 1,670 km/h, giving us day and night.
• ☀️ At the same time, Earth orbits the Sun at 107,000 km/h.
• 🌠 Our Sun races around the Milky Way at 828,000 km/h.
• 🌌 The entire galaxy moves through the universe at 2.1 million km/h.
• ✨ Every moment, you’re part of a nonstop cosmic dance.

15/11/2025

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15/11/2025

SATURN is now on display in our telescopes until late January.

Best tine is now - late November - end of December.

JUPITER is that bright 'star' in the NE after midnight and will be on display until end of April.

Best viewing time is from mid January to mid March.

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